My 22 year-old dependent (DAC) son receives SSI and Medicaid. When I reached my FRA, I filed and suspended my benefits (after the new rules went into affect in 2016). When I start to receive my SS, will the time from suspending to receiving benefits count toward the 24 month waiting period for a dependent to qualify for Medicare?

Thank you.

Hi,

Yes, as long as your son applied and was approved for disabled adult child's (DAC) benefits on your record, he would be considered technically entitled as a DAC even if his benefit payments are suspended as a result of your voluntary suspension. Months of technical entitlement to DAC would count toward the 24-month qualifying period for Medicare eligibility.

Best, Jerry